1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE KALB COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 775 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 818 101 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 149 113 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 099 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 320 16 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 212 50 to 179 acres ..................... 331 370 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 719 745 acres.. 55 200 54 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 644 acres.. 20 388 21 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 20 acres.. 407 176 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 488 12 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 856 15 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 193 8 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 296 4 692 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 202 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 215 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 17 $100,000 or more .................... 21 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 105 9 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 931 11 172 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 822 $1,000.. 5 621 2 853 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 263 3 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 299 Other ............................... 485 524 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 473 504 200 days or more ................... 339 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 539 534 number.. 20 848 16 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 472 450 number.. 11 136 7 978 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 38 number.. 965 1 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 515 number.. 9 393 8 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 106 number.. 1 663 2 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 99 number.. 4 905 6 994 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 80 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 63 number.. 679 1 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 89 acres.. 1 888 2 724 bushels.. 178 077 209 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 323 1 386 bushels.. 8 820 30 282 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 308 325 acres.. 756 646 pounds.. 1 062 539 894 912 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 39 acres.. 3 698 4 147 bushels.. 104 469 89 371 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 387 386 acres.. 12 416 10 814 tons, dry.. 23 089 16 858 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .